| Course Title: Waves and Optics |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: A comprehensive treatment of wave phenomena, particularly light, leading to an introductory study of quantum mechanics. Topics include wave propagation, polarization, interference and interferometry, diffraction, and special relativity. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alexi Arango | aarango@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Fourth Hour of Class | Friday | 08:30AM - 09:20AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Electromagnetism (PHYS-201) and Intro to Math Methods (PHYS-205) or concurrent enrollment in PHYS-205 with permission. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Fundamentals of Physics Extended Author: Halliday, David, and Robert Resnick and Jearl Walker Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781118230725 Publisher: |
Required | 272.95 |
| Title: Six Ideas That Shaped Physics: Unit R - Laws of Physics are Frame-Independe Author: Moore, Thomas Copyright: 2017 Edition: 3 Volume: ISBN: 9780077600952 Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Recommended | 57.33 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |